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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1928
Page
6
Oakite products advertised while Fr day to Sunday visits quote E L Morris home in Marduette. Local residents attend fairs and visits to relatives in Forest Cry Grand View and West Union. Several moves illnesses vacations and a threshing season plan are noted along with shop and store news in Elgin and nearby towns.
Marion church notes announce a Norwegian service at 2 30 p m on Sunday the 9th led by Rev G Gunsten and a Luther League at 7 80 p m on Sunday the 16th In case of need the pastor is absent and callers should contact Rev G Gunsten Pastor T W Tyndal
Sunday September 9 English service and communion at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m church dinner at 12 15 p m junior meeting at 1 p m committees meeting at 1 15 p m English service again at 2 p m Rev G C Heide of Kansas to preach next Sunday announcement of Bible study starting Sept 18 at 8 p m in Luke details to follow conference notes from Chicago return to Detroit 1931 trip next Sunday collection for Basel Switzerland church opening welcome to all attendees
September brings busy Methodist activities in northeastern Iowa with conference plans at Vinton on September 19 and pastor appointments by October. Sunday school 11, church services 6, and upcoming events include Ladies' Aid, WFM S, and Bible class gatherings. Visitors include Mrs. Topp and Mr. Marx, while local tradesmen and quaker convention chatter fill the week. News items from Alyria and Elgin also noted.
California produced about 2,260,000 tons of grapes in 1927, surpassing all other states combined. The article also notes storage packed eggs in odorless white wooden cases fetch slightly higher prices, trench silos as economical for silage, and timing strategies for buying beef feeder cattle. It covers dry skim milk value, a cooperative whitewashing service for barns in Ohio, seed potato cautions to avoid mosaic disease, and dairy feeding economics from Beltsville experiments.
The Bancroft Register notes visitors to Hollendale Minnesota report bumper crops with potatoes yielding 300 to 360 bushels per acre but prices at 36 cents per bushel making profit unlikely. Production costs run 100 to 125 dollars per acre. Celery also strong with small profit margins at current prices.
Union County Iowa board rejected a claim by George Croft editor of the Creston Daily Advertiser for damages to his trousers after tearing them on a nail in the clerk of court’s office. The ruling states the county is not liable for such damages. John Butikofer, who sought examination at Mayo Hospital Rochester, Minn, returned home as specialists advised against an operation at this time.
Local ad promotes car cleaning using a navy duty vacuum cleaner. It mentions car washing, radiator repairs, power equipment, and alimite service. Appears from Beamer's Tire Shop in West Union, Ja.
Iowa inspectors checked 131 coal loads in 42 towns with results creditable to dealers. Six were short, 638 were overweight, and 1 72 were correct, reflecting improvement since earlier inspections. Chief B C Brownlee said progress follows a systematic weight check.
The Echo announces a nine month school year subscription for $1.50. Readers away from home are urged to subscribe by phone or mail, with service starting promptly.
Barlow Chapman of Elgin leaves the First National Bank Hawkeye Friday after a year and five months to become assistant cashier at Lamont Farmers State Bank. Albert J. Begalske, son of August Begalske of Donnan, will succeed him. Begalske brings banking experience from Iowa National Bank Des Moines and a Los Angeles institution. Chapman returns to a former Lamont role under a new cashier at Hawkeye Beacon.
Will Rogers argues Durant should pay $25,000 for the best plan to enforce prohibition. He proposes a law forcing universal drinking, contending people resist forced action more than once. Rogers jokes that if he wins the prize he will drive a Durant car forever.
Fred Dickson failed to appear at his usual Tuesday time and a search began. By Wednesday morning he returned, explaining he stayed at the Fred Matthys home to help with threshing and decided to sleep there.
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